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A pictorial atlas that examines the civilizations and cultures of the ancient world, with maps that show towns, cities, trade routes, physical features, and scenes of daily life. Includes bonus clip-art CD.

Uses photographs to offer a detailed look at different types of rocks and minerals, exploring how they are created and their many uses. Includes a CD-ROM with clip art.

An overview of the universe that covers the planets of our solar system, Earth's moon, asteroids, meteors, the Milky Way, star birth and death, and other topics; and features colorful illustrations, diagrams, and satellite images. Includes wall chart and CD-ROM with clip-art.

Best friends and unofficial brothers since they were six, ninth-graders T.C. and Augie have got the world figured out. But that all changes when both friends fall in love for the first time. Enter Alé. She's pretty, sassy, and on her way to Harvard. T.C. falls hard, but Alé is playing hard to get. Meanwhile, Augie realizes that he's got a crush on a boy. It's not so clear to him, but to his family and friends, it's totally obvious! Told in alternating perspectives, this is the hilarious and touching story of their most excellent year, where these three friends discover love, themselves, and how a little magic and Mary Poppins can go a long way.

Is anxiety disrupting your life? With proven CBT-based skills and mindfulness techniques, this book can be your guide out of the spiraling stress of anxiety and get you back on track to living a happy and healthy life. ? ???? Getting?good?grades,?keeping?up?with?social?media,?maintaining friendships...?you?have?a?lot?on?your?plate?and?it's?more?difficult?when?you?add anxiety?to?the?mix.?You?may?even?be?avoiding?situations,?events,?or?people?that could?trigger?your?anxiety.?So,?how?do?you?stop?yourself?from?missing?out?on life??With Anxiety Relief for Teens, ?Dr.?Regine?Galanti?teaches?you?how CBT-based?skills?and?mindfulness?techniques?can?help?you?manage?your?anxiety and?reverse?negative?patterns.?Through?simple?and?effective?exercises?that?help you?change?your?thoughts,?behaviors,?and?physical?reactions,?this?helpful?guide gives?you?the?tools?you?need?to?navigate?all?of?life's?challenges. Anxiety Relief for Teens features: ? ?? Quizzes and self-assessments ?to?better?understand?your?anxiety?and emotions?and?discover?their?respective?triggers. ? ?? 30+ CBT-based tools ?to?manage?your?anxiety?along?with?practical strategies?for?dealing?with?challenging?emotions?such?as?anger?and?sadness. ? ?? 30+ mindfulness practices? to?cope?with?your?anxiety?in?the?present moment?through?visualizations,?breathing,?meditation,?and?other?exercises.

Most workplaces are defined by computer screens, ringing phones, and artificial lights. What's a nature lover to do? Luckily, there's an entire world out there for someone whose ideal office is in the great outdoors. The best part is many of these jobs don't require a college degree. This thought-provoking book highlights these jobs and provides readers who love nature with many different career paths. Outdoor-based jobs are ripe for the plucking if someone has passion, willpower, and a good work ethic as this book entertainingly illustrates.

Gary Paulsen introduces readers to Charley Goddard in his latest novel, Soldier's Heart.   Charley goes to war a boy, and returns a changed man, crippled by what he has seen.  In this captivating tale Paulsen vividly shows readers the turmoil of war through one boy's eyes and one boy's heart, and gives a voice to all the anonymous young men who fought in the Civil War.

One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had. Will Smith?s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale?but it?s only half the story. ? Will Smith thought, with good reason, that he had won at life: not only was his own success unparalleled, his whole family was at the pinnacle of the entertainment world. Only they didn't see it that way: they felt more like star performers in his circus, a seven-days-a-week job they hadn't signed up for. It turned out Will Smith's education wasn't nearly over.? ? This memoir is the product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind. Written with the help of Mark Manson, author of the multi-million-copy bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck , Will is the story of how one person mastered his own emotions, written in a way that can help everyone else do the same. Few of us will know the pressure of performing on the world's biggest stages for the highest of stakes, but we can all understand that the fuel that works for one stage of our journey might have to be changed if we want to make it all the way home. The combination of genuine wisdom of universal value and a life story that is preposterously entertaining, even astonishing, puts Will the book, like its author, in a category by itself. *This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF of music credits.

From the award-winning author of The Running Dream and Flipped comes a remarkable portrait of a girl who has hit rock bottom but begins a climb back to herself at a wilderness survival camp. 3:47 a.m. That's when they come for Wren Clemmens. She's hustled out of her house and into a waiting car, then a plane, and then taken on a forced march into the desert. This is what happens to kids who've gone so far off the rails, their parents don't know what to do with them anymore. This is wilderness therapy camp. Eight weeks of survivalist camping in the desert. Eight weeks to turn your life around. Yeah, right. ? The Wren who arrives in the Utah desert is angry and bitter, and blaming everyone but herself. But angry can't put up a tent. And bitter won't start a fire. Wren's going to have to admit she needs help if she's going to survive. "I read Wild Bird in one long mesmerized gulp. Wren will break your heart-and then mend it."?-Nancy Werlin, National Book Award finalist for? The Rules of Survival "Van Draanen's Wren is real and relatable, and readers will root for her."?-VOYA,?starred review.

Karr is a teenage boy like many others in the galaxy. He goes to school, helps his parents with the family business, likes speeders and droids. But Karr also has a secret: when he touches certain objects, he gets searing headaches and blacks out. And along with the pain sometimes come visions of people he doesn't know and places he's never been. Karr's parents worry that he's sick; his grandmother is convinced the visions come from the Force. But it's been years since anyone has heard from the last of the Jedi-Luke Skywalker. Are there any Jedi left to guide Karr in the use of his abilities? Is anyone even willing to talk about the Jedi and what happened to them, as their memory continues to fade and the First Order rises? Stuck on his isolated home planet, Karr becomes a collector of historical artifacts, hoping to one day find an object that will give him a vision about the secrets of the Jedi. When his grandmother dies and his parents announce they're sending him away to a school on the other side of the planet, Karr reaches his breaking point. He needs to know what his destiny holds, and whether the Jedi are involved. Accompanied by Maize, the blunt, unpredictable new girl at school with ties to the First Order, and RZ-7, Karr's solicitous droid companion, he sets off into the larger galaxy to find the truth. His adventures will take him from Utapau to Jakku to Takodana and beyond as he learns more about the Jedi than he could have expected?and about his own place in the Force. Praise for Star Wars: Force Collector : "Kevin Shinick is one of the brightest stars in the Star Wars literary galaxy, and Force Collector shows exactly why!" ?Gary Whitta, screenwriter, Rogue One "A wonderful journey into the richness of the Star Wars universe. It blasts you into action and adventure at lightspeed. "?Ahmed Best, actor "A rollicking, planet-hopping, Force-charged adventure sure to delight Star Wars fans of all ages."?Michael Kogge, author of Star Wars The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel "Shinick invites us into the Star Wars universe through an amazing new character and adds to the canon in unexpected and clever ways."?Doug Jung, screenwriter, Star Trek Beyond.